Paul Tibbets died today.

retired_justin05 · 11-02-2007, 02:36 PM

karma.

retired_cbeeme · 11-02-2007, 03:11 PM

He dropped the bomb and saved the rest of Asia that were fallen into the hands of the f****** japs. Hail the man! :thup:

retired_v_meenucancer · 11-02-2007, 05:57 PM

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In 1976, he was criticized for re-enacting the bombing during an appearance at a Harlingen, Texas, air show. As he flew a B-29 Superfortress over the show, a bomb set off on the runway below created a mushroom cloud.

He said the display "was not intended to insult anybody,"

haha, what an absolute ****

retired_kswelker · 11-02-2007, 06:02 PM

Not that he should feel guilty or anything, but it tells something about the animal origins of the human psyche that a soldier in the trenches may kill one guy with a bayonet and have nightmares for the rest of his life while this guy slept soundly after killing thousands.

retired_kaiyte · 11-03-2007, 12:54 PM

Though to be fair, I imagine it would be a lot easier to deal with dropping a bomb and killing a bunch of people as opposed to killing someone and looking them in the eyes while you do it but maybe thats just me. And Paul Tibbets.

retired_kswelker · 11-03-2007, 01:08 PM

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Originally posted by Muneyoshi:
Though to be fair, I imagine it would be a lot easier to deal with dropping a bomb and killing a bunch of people as opposed to killing someone and looking them in the eyes while you do it but maybe thats just me. And Paul Tibbets.

Yeah, it's not a rational thing, it's instinctive disgust-like mechanisms. Artillery and bombing are practically guilt-free.

retired_rmschaffer · 11-04-2007, 01:55 AM

It was a crazy period.

I think it is fortunate that nucleur weapons were not discovered a decade earlier. Just imagine if they were available in the 1930s.

If there was not a WW2, would there still have been stability among the major European countries from the 1940s onwards?

Paul Tibbets died today.

Grab a beer, sit back and relax.

Paul Tibbets died today.